Nikoli
#6,167 most common boys' name of all time · #15,373 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1989–2025
Rank among boys
#6,167
Rank overall
#15,373 of 105,966
First appeared
1989
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
663
Since 2016
187
Peak year
2010 #2,945
Best rank
#2,945 2010
Girls
Boys
peak 40/yr
Nikoli first appears in 1989. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,143 |
| 2024 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,022 |
| 2023 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,692 |
| 2022 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,741 |
| 2021 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,866 |
| 2020 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,454 |
| 2019 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,856 |
| 2018 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,684 |
| 2017 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,950 |
| 2016 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,565 |
| 2015 | — | 33 | 33 | #3,404 |
| 2014 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,216 |
| 2013 | — | 26 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 2012 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,593 |
| 2011 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2010 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2009 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2008 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,469 |
| 2007 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,584 |
| 2005 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,426 |
| 2004 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,414 |
| 2003 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,769 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,855 |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,315 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,798 |
| 1999 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,995 |
| 1998 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,106 |
| 1997 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,568 |
| 1996 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,475 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,580 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,501 |
| 1993 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,168 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,180 |
| 1991 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,465 |
| 1990 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,087 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,151 |